One Piece Finally Puts Its Women Front and Center — One Piece Heroines Anime Shorts Announced
During One Piece Day ’25, an anime adaptation of the light novel One Piece Heroines was announced, and it will explore the world of One Piece from the women’s point of view. The announcement came on stage with several original anime voice actors present, and the new project will adapt Jun Esaka and Sayaka Suwa’s short-story collection into a series of animated shorts.
- What the project is and where the stories came from.
- Which characters and volumes are involved.
- Who’s on the creative team.
- Current release status and next steps.
What One Piece Heroines is
One Piece Heroines is a collection of short stories originally published in One Piece Magazine starting in June 2021 and later compiled into two light novels in March 2024. The stories focus on the women of the pirate world, and the anime adaptation will present those tales as a series of shorts. Notably, Nami and Nico Robin appear on the project’s key visual.
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Which characters and stories are included
The first light novel collects stories centered on Nami, Nico Robin, Vivi, and Perona. The second volume highlights Boa Hancock, Tashigi, Reiju, and Uta. The collection concludes with a final chapter in which Nami and Robin discuss the crew’s hygiene, a topic that, according to original author Eiichiro Oda, “ranges from bad to worse”.
Who’s working on the anime
The adaptation will have scripts by Momoka Toyoda, who previously wrote One Piece: Fan Letter. Direction is by Haruka Kamatani (known for One Piece in Love), and character designs are by Takashi Kojima (known for Flip Flappers).
Context and significance
While this isn’t the first One Piece spinoff, it is the first of these short-story collections to be adapted into an anime. Therefore, it represents a direct look at side stories that center female characters, offering alternate perspectives within the One Piece universe.
Release status
There is currently no release date and no confirmed format for One Piece Heroines. Fans should expect further announcements from the production team and official outlets as development progresses.
